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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a small village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 61 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 61
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 738
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 121st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sarai

The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 21 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sarai
Nearest railway station Ghogha 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 7.3 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 21 km

Villages closest to Sarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 106. That makes it the 121st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Sarai village has 61 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 738 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Sarai covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Ghogha, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 21 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 1.8 km away. Colgong is about 7.3 km away. Bhagalpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamzapur (2.9 km), Sadhopur (2.9 km) and Udairampur (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sarai today is likely to be higher.

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